I remember very well how I totally fell in love with this strappy high heel sandal the first time I discovered it on Zara. I was especially smitten with the bright turquoise suede version. For some reason I decided to wait and see whether these would go on sale. As you can probably imagine it wasn’t the best idea because unsurprisingly these strappy heels became quite the hit among fashion bloggers and hence sold out in no time. I still regret not snapping these up while I had the chance because they remind me of these fab Alaïa sandals which I absolutely adore.

Yoki “Ariana” Strappy Stiletto Heels

Obsession Rules “Victoria” Strappy Suede Sandals

Update (04/12/2014): Stumbled upon this Zara dupe by Obsession Rules which is on sale for $30, a reasonable price for a real suede shoe and if you’re desperate for the look of the Zara heels, these are an almost perfect match (the only noticeable difference is the slightly lower heel).

Bonnibel Sonya-4 Strappy Peep-Toe Heels

No need to worry though because I happened to come across these wallet-friendly faux suede heels by Bonnibel which are a total 1:1 dupe of the Zara sandals above. Too bad these don’t also come in turquoise. But black and beige are absolutely fine, too!